THE GOLDEN SPURTLE | DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
A UK-Australian co-production shot in the Scottish Highlands
Format: S35, Zeiss Superspeeds
Runtime: 75 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Writer/Director: Constantine Costi
Producers: Rebecca Lamond, John Archer
Director of Photography: Dimitri Zaunders
FESTIVALS
CPH:DOX - NEXT:WAVE AWARD
CAMERIMAGE FILM FESTIVAL - SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL SELECTION (US PREMIERE)
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL - DOCUMENTARY AUSTRALIA AWARD
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL SELECTION
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL SELECTION
ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FIPADOC FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTAIRE
DOCPOINT HELSINKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
LEIDEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CORMORAN FILM FESTIVAL
CHARGRIN DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
NOORDELIJK FILM FESTIVAL
DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
Nominated – Bronze Horse, Best Documentary, Stockholm Film Festival, 2025
Nominated – GIO Audience Award, Best Australian Documentary, Sydney Film Festival, 2025
Nominated – Documentary Australia Award, Sydney Film Festival, 2025
Nominated – NEXT:WAVE Award, CPH:DOX, 2025
Nominated – Golden Eye Award, Best International Documentary Film, Zurich Film Festival, 2025
Nominated – AIDC Best Australian Documentary, Australian International Documentary Conference, 2026
Nominated – AFCA Best Australian Documentary, Australian Film Critics Association Award, 2026
PRESS
SCREENDAILY - A nourishing doc on a Scottish Porridge-Making Championship
BRITISH CINEMATOGRAPHER - Camerimage Film Festival confirms Documentary Special Screenings
THE GUARDIAN - The Golden Spurtle review – a cosy celebration of porridge and its champions
SBS - What it takes to produce the world's best porridge
SFF - Winners from the Sydney Film Festival
THE SKINNY - Winning porridge-making doc
ACS MAGAZINE ISSUE 103 - INTERVIEW
